Separate shootings left one police officer dead and six other officers wounded on the night of Aug. 18. in Kissimmee, Fla., Jacksonville, Fla., and Fayette County, Pa. (Reuters)One officer was killed and three others were injured in two separate Florida shootings Friday night, outbreaks of violence against police that reverberated across the nation. The first shooting incident left one officer dead and another “gravely” injured in Kissimmee, Fla., just south of Orlando. The second shooting, about 90 minutes later in Jacksonville, left two officers injured. Police said one officer was killed and another gravely injured in the central Florida city. Another officer shot him.

Source: Washington Post August 19, 2017 03:45 UTC